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Eleven Squared

■ · By John Cowlishaw · Published 2024-03-19T11:47:39.326Z

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  • heron 🤓3:40 · 2024-03-19T16:49:50.056Z
    nice puzzle! not sure the clue for LIANE is accurate--wikipedia says it's LIANA. liked PERSNICKETY, and the inclusion of PARIS and FRANCE, although there were many names i didn't know, which made this harder.
    • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-03-19T23:19:56.866Z
      Thanks, Heron, for taking the time to respond. Looks like "liane" is a less-used variant of "liana."
      I had been looking forward to using "persnickety,' and the clue for "France."
      • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-03-20T12:29:17.585Z
        I also grinned to note that you have been experimenting with the variety of grid sizes also, as I have.
        • heron 🤓3:40 · 2024-03-24T17:39:33.929Z
          yep--it's interesting what grid shapes are possible with each grid size :)
    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓1:32 · 2024-03-19T23:35:37.500Z
      I agree with @heron on 13A, though it's been clued as such four times in the NYT (out of 15 appearances), per XWordInfo. My go-to association would be LIANE Hansen of NPR, and apparently there is an actor, an author, and "Eric Cartman's mom on 'South Park'".
      • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-03-20T12:30:29.464Z
        I see your point. I avoided Liane Hansen as thinking that not enough people would connect that. But I guess that's just as true of "the vine."
      • AuLeaf 🤓2:12 · 2024-03-20T04:04:49.966Z
        PERSNICKETY was fun for sure; I also liked the clue for CLEVER. Nice pun from Mr. Fields!
        • John Cowlishaw constructor · 2024-03-20T12:30:42.824Z
          Thanks.
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        Paton or Turing
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        1. 1A
          Paton or Turing
        2. 5A
          ___, the Magic Dragon
        3. 9A
          Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, and Kim Philby were each discovered to be __ ___.
        4. 10A
          Senator ___ Hatch of Utah
        5. 12A
          ___ ___ out (try one's best)
        6. 13A
          Jungle vine
        7. 14A
          Che Guevara's real first name
        8. 16A
          Formerly named
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          An atmospheric depression
        10. 18A
          West Coast sch. that offers a "Physics of Surfing" seminar
        11. 19A
          Fussy
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          Out of the wind
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          Meterological abbrev. for no clouds in the sky
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          Yanks' foe
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          Gains (trust) again
        16. 30A
          Blown away (by)
        17. 32A
          Stringed instrument, between a violin and a cello
        18. 33A
          Beelzebub
        19. 34A
          Make into law
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          Withered
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          Sommeliers' suggestions
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          Latin love
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          Bank advance
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          "If ___ ___ fails ..."
        4. 4D
          A full ___ or a half ___ in wrestling
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          13th century Venetian traveler to China
        6. 6D
          College in the smallest state (abbr)
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          The most visited country in the world (U.N. data)
        8. 8D
          "This was their ___ hour" (Churchill)
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          The early 15th century thru the 17th century is called the ___ of Exploration
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          Descriptive of someone who constantly seeks validation, support, or reassurance from others.
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          A little more than once
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          The country that Volodymyr Zelensky is President of
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          Site of the 2024 summer Olympics
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          Supreme Court Justice Kagan et al.
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          A partial refund of the cost of an item
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          "The ___ cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." W. C. Fields
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          Philosopher ___ Descartes
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          Line on a map
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          MLB semifinal
        20. 29D
          Plopped down
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          "___ and Peace"
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